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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-18-09 03:08 PM
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Nice shot of Hyperion from Cassini (APOD)


http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090118.html
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-18-09 03:10 PM
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1. Wow, an interstellar minesweeper from the looks of it... maybe a
good thing??
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-18-09 03:12 PM
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2. That is stunning!
I wonder how close the satellite got to it...

Incredible detail!
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Poll_Blind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-18-09 03:15 PM
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3. I'm still getting over the fact that that is not CGI or artwork- that it's real. INCREDIBLE!
Just incredible!

PB
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-18-09 07:34 PM
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4. It almost looks organic (n/t)
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-18-09 07:44 PM
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5. It looks like a piece of coral or something
Is the picture distorted?



It is a stunning picture.
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Left Coast2020 Donating Member (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 01:40 AM
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6. ITS A BLOWN UP PICTURE OF BILL O'REALLY'S LUFA SPOONGE
:puffpiece:

How much water can it absorb?
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 12:46 PM
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7. What an odd looking moon
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 04:40 PM
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8. It looks like a ginormous sponge! n/t
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